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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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